Hidden Harmonies China Blog

As China Re-Awakens, Finding New Harmonies in a Brave New World...

(Letter from skylight, Opposing Viewpoint) What has been the result of Dalai Lama’s 30-years of dialogue?

by 195 Comments

An assessment of thirty years of dialogue by Skylight. For thirty years, Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in Exile has approached the Chinese leadership to resolve the Tibet issue. Since the resumption of dialogue in 2002, there has been seven rounds of meeting and confidence building exercises between Dalai Lama's envoys and the United Front Work Department of the … [Read more...] about (Letter from skylight, Opposing Viewpoint) What has been the result of Dalai Lama’s 30-years of dialogue?

(Letter from sophie, Opposing Viewpoint) Imagining the current US election happens in China…

by 57 Comments

I have been following this year's US election. As an onlooker, there is some kind of entertaining element in my interest. But, at the same time, I am asking myself how it would be like if this election process was run in China, a country of 1.3 billion population. Since i don't know the US election process very well, I am asking simple questions here: how feasible is democracy … [Read more...] about (Letter from sophie, Opposing Viewpoint) Imagining the current US election happens in China…

Tainted baby formula scandal blows up in China

by 70 Comments

The brand is Sanlu (三鹿), one of the best known domestic manufacturers of milk products in China. The scandal involves babies falling ill across the country with kidney stones after consuming Sanlu brand baby formula that have since been found to contain melamine, which can boost the apparent protein content of the product in quality control tests. How did this happen? Sanlu … [Read more...] about Tainted baby formula scandal blows up in China